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河北定州中学2017-2018学年第一学期高四英语周练试题（12）

一、阅读理解

Asicklittlegirlisbeingkeptalivethankstoherbestfriend—adogwhocarriesheroxygentankonhisback.Alida’sfaithfuldogcompanionMrGibbshasbeenspeciallytrainedtoshepherdthethree-year-old,whobreathesthroughatubemostofthetime.Hefollowshercloselyassheplaysinherfamily’sten-acrelandinLouisville,usestheslideorevenridesherbike.

Alidawasdiagnosedwithneuroendocrinehyperplasiaofinfancy（NEHI）whenshewasjusteightmonthsold.Herrareconditionhasjusteighthundreddocumentedsufferersthroughouttheworld,andcausesdiseasedpiecesofthelungstofilteroxygenthroughextralayersofcells,makingithardoralmostimpossibletobreathe.ForAlidaandherparents,itmeantthatevenawalkintheparkwasverydifficultbecauseoxygenequipmentwastooheavyfortheyoungstertobeabletocarryherself.Asparents,theywantedtodosomethingtohelptheirdaughtersurvivedespitehavingatubefollowingherallthetime.Thecouplefoundoutabout“servicedogs”fromaTVprogramandrealizedananimaltrainedtohelptheblindcouldbetrainedtohelpAlida.Theyfinallyfoundhelpintheshapeofgoldendoodle—aretrievercrossedwithapoodle-dogMrGibbs.NowthankstotrainerAshleighKinsley—AlidaandMrGibbslovenothingmorethanplayingandrunningaroundtogetherwiththedogactingasAlida’slifesaver.

1．WhatisMrGibbs?

A.Apetdog.

B.Apoliceman.

C.Adoctor.

D.Afirefighter.

2．WhendidthedoctorknowAlidacaughtthedisease?

A.Atherbirth.

B.Attheageofeight.

C.Beforeshewasoneyearold.

D.Whenshewasthreeyearsold.

3．Theunderlinedpart“thecouple”inparagraph3refersto_______.

A.Alida’sclassmates

B.Alida’sparents

C.Alida’sdoctors

D.Alida’spets

4．HowdidAlidakeepalive?

A.Bytrainingherdog.

B.Bystayingwithherparents.

C.Byplayingwithherfellows.

D.Bybreathingthroughatube.

Doyoulovehamburgers?

Doyouhowtheywerecreated?

ThefirsthamburgersinU.S.historywereservedinNewHaven,Connecticut,atLouis’Lunchsandwichshopin1895.LouisLassen,founderofLouis’Lunch,ranasmalllunchwagonsellingsteaksandwichestolocalfactoryworkers.Becausehedidn’tliketowastetheexcessbeeffromhisdailylunchrush,hegrounditup,grilledit,andserveditbetweentwosliceofbread—andthusAmerica’sfirsthamburgerwascreated.

ThesmallCrownStreetrestaurantisstillownedandoperatedbythethirdandfourthgenerationsoftheLassenfamily.Hamburgersarestillthespecialtyofthehouse,wheresteakisgroundfresheachdayandhandmolded,slowcooked,broiledvertically,andservedbetweentwoslicesoftoastwithyourchoiceofonlythree“acceptable”garnishes:

cheese,tomato,andonion.

Wantketchupormustard?

Forgetit.Youwillbetold“no”innouncertainterms.Thisisthehomeofthegreatesthamburgerintheworld,claimtheowners,whoareperhapsbestknownforallowingtheircustomerstohaveaburgertheLassenwayornotatall.

5．WhydidLouisLassenstartmakinghamburgers?

A.Becausehedidn’twanttowasteexcessbeef.

B.Becausehewantedtoearnmoremoney.

C.Becausehewouldliketomakesomethingspecial.

D.BecausehewasthefounderofLouis’Lunch.

6．WhichofthefollowingisnotavailableforcustomerstochoosefromatLouisLunch?

A.Cheese.B.Tomato.

C.Mustard.D.Onion.

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“CrownStreetrestaurant”inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.ArestaurantontheCrownStreet.

B.ArestaurantcalledCrownStreet.

C.Louis’Lunchsandwichshop.

D.AnewchainshopofLouis’LunchonCrownStreet.

8．Thebesttitleofthisarticleis________.

A.TheCreationofhamburgers

B.Louis’Lunch

C.Akingoffast-food----Hamburgers

D.WhyPeopleLoveHamburgers

IneverthoughtIwouldhavealife-changingexperienceatWal-Mart.

Althoughmythoughtswereonlyonspeed,thecheckoutlineIwasstandinginwasn'tmovingasquicklyasIwanted,andIglancedtowardthecashie

r.Therestoodamaninhisseventies,wearingglassesandanicesmile.Ithought,well,he'sanoldguy!

ForthenextfewminutesIwatchedhim.Hegreetedeverycustomerbeforescanningtheitems.Sure,hiswordsweretheusual,“How'sitgoing？

”Buthedidsomethingdifferent—heactuallylistenedtopeople.Thenhewouldrespondtowhattheyhadsaidandengagetheminabriefconversation.

Ithoughtitwasodd.IhadgrownaccustomedtopeopleaskingmehowIwasdoingsimplyoutofroboticconversationalhabit.Afterawhile,youdon'tgiveanythoughttothequestionandjustmumblesomethingback.Icouldsay,“IjustfoundoutIhavesixmonthstolive，”andsomeonewouldreply,“Haveagreatday！

”Butthatwasn'ttheend.

Hegavethemthechange,walkedaroundthecounter,andextendedhisrighthandinanactoffriendship.Helookedthecustomersintheeyes.“Isurelywanttothankyouforshoppingheretoday，”hetoldthem.“Youhaveagreatday.Bye-bye.”

Thelooksonthefacesofthecustomerswerepriceless.Thereweresmilesandsomesheepishgrins.Allhadbeentouchedbyhissimplegesture—andinaplacetheyneverexpected.Theywouldgathertheirthingsandwalkout,smiling.

Ofcourse,hedidthesametomeandIgottoknowhisname,Marty.

Whowasthatguy?

ItwasasifSamWaltonhadcomebackfromthedeadandinvadedthisoldguy'sbody.Ihadneverwalkedawayfromthatshopfeelinglikethat.

9．Accordingtothewriter,whencommonpeopleaskyou“How'sitgoing？

”,________.

A．theydon'treallycarewhatyoumayanswer

B．theyarejustpracticingtheirconversationability

C．theyareinquiringaboutyourprivateinfo

rmation

D．theydon'texpecttohearanynegativeanswers

10．Whatwasmostcustomers'reactiontoMarty'sbehaviors?

A．Theythoughtitpriceless.B．Theywereinsomewaymoved.

C．Theythoughtitawfulandodd.D．Theyfeltsomewhatoffended.

11．WhatcanweinferaboutSamWalton?

A．HemightbeMarty'sfatherorgrandfather.

B．HemightbefriendlyanddevotedtoWal-Mart.

C．Hemighthavediedwhileworkinginthemarket.

D．Hemighthavecomebackfromthedeadoncebefore.

12．Whatdoesthewriterintendtoexpressthroughthetext?

A．

Oureverydaylifeisalwaysfullofsurprises.

B．Mostcustomersenjoybeingtreatedthisway.

C．Beingdifferentisagoodwayofdoingbusiness.

D．Alittlepositiveactioncanmakeabigdifference.

Fromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginamarvelousage.Weareimmunized（免疫）frombirthagainstmanyofthemostdangerousdiseases.Alargenumberofoncedeadlyillnessescannowbecuredbymoderndrugsandmedicaltreatment.Itisalmostcertainthatonedaycureswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectationoflifehasincreasedenormously.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbefore,everydaywewitnesstheunbelievableslaughter（屠杀）ofmen,womenandchildrenontheroads.Manvsthemotor-car!

Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen.

Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel（方向盘）,hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheel.Theyareill-manneredandaggressive,willfulastwo-year-oldsandabsolutelyselfish.Alltheirhiddendisappointmentsandregretsseemtobebroughtbytheactofdriving.

Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessokindlyonthemotoristandseemstoforgivehisbehavior.Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostimpossibletoliveinbecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisruinedbyroadnetworks;andthemassannualslaughterbecomesnothingmorethanastatistic,tobeconvenientlyforgotten.

Itishightimeaworldsystemoflawswerecreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife.Asfordriving,thelawsofsomecountriesarenotstrictandeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.Hereareafewexamplesofsomethethingsthatmightbedone.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstrictannualtestsforsafety.Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcanaffectaperson’sdrivingability.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglaws（wher

etheyexist）shouldbemademuchstricter.Maximumandminimumspeedlimitsshouldbeintroducedonallroads.Gover

nmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecifications（规范）formanufacturers,ashasbeendoneintheUSA.Alladvertisingstressingpowerandperformanceshouldbebanned.Thesemeasuresmaysoundinordinatelysevere.Butsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredastoosevereifitresultsinreducingtheannualtollofhumanlife.Afterall,theworldisforhumanbeings,notmotor-cars.

13．Themainideaofthispassageis_________.

A.Trafficaccidentsaremainlycausedbymotorists.

B.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledeachyear.

C.Thelawsofsomecountriesaboutdrivingarenottoostrict.

D.Onlystrictertrafficlawscanpreventaccidents.

14．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocietytowardmotorists?

A.Societylaughsatthemotorists.

B.Hugecarparksarebuiltinthecitiesandtowns.

C.Victimsofaccidentsarenothing.

D.Societyforgivestheirrud